'Shark Girl' visits Berwick Academy

Tuesday

Oct 2, 2012 at 3:15 AM

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine -- Jillian Morris is a marine biologist, videographer, shark lover, and ocean advocate. Originally from Maine, she now resides in the Bahamas and loves talk to kids about sharks. Recently Jillianspoke with students at Berwick Academy and shared the plight of the declining global shark populations and to encouraged kids to get involved to help the sharks.

She talked about her love for sharks and highlighted the many benefits of a healthy shark population to the world's oceans.

"Often kids think that they cannot do anything because they are too young,"Jillian says. "I want kids to know that they can do so many things to help our sharks and our oceans. They have voices that are powerful and as good junior scientists they can ask questions."

Jillian enjoys the time she spends in classrooms as much as the time she spends in the water with sharks. She feels it is important to give the next generation the tools they need to help protect our oceans and she firmly believes that each child can make a difference. When Jillian is not busy speaking to schools she travels the world with her husband filming for various media outlets including BBC, Animal Planet, Discovery and National Geographic. They recently filmed the fifth season of Animal Planet's "Whale Wars" aboard the Sea Shepherd vessel Brigitte Bardot.

Jillian says, "It was a wild ride and an experience I will never forget. Antarctic waters are raw, wild, and gorgeous. There is no place on the planet like it.I feel very fortunate to travel and experience these adventures. I also feel fortunate for the opportunity to speak to kids all over the world about sharks and our oceans.